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Total Wine & More is an American alcohol retailer founded and led by brothers David and Robert Trone. [1] The company was named Retailer of the Year by Market Watch in 2006, Beverage Dynamics in 2008, and Wine Enthusiast Magazine in 2004 and 2014. [ 2 ]
Total Wine & More brought these efforts before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019, [29] who ruled for Total Wine & More in Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. Thomas, overturning the state's residency requirement for obtaining a license to operate a liquor store and thereby allowing the company to expand into Tennessee. [30]
Alcoholic drinks are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and distilled beverages. They are legally consumed in most countries, and over one hundred countries have laws regulating their production, sale, and consumption. [ 1 ]
Within the European Union, the term "wine" and its equivalents in other languages is reserved exclusively for the fermented juice of grapes. [4]In the United States, the term is also used for the fermented juice of any fruit [5] or agricultural product, provided that it has an alcohol content of 7 to 24% (alcohol by volume) and is intended for non-industrial use. [6]
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The average number of people who drink as of 2016 was 39% for males and 25% for females (2.4 billion people in total). [4] Females on average drink 0.7 drinks per day while males drink 1.7 drinks per day. [4] The rates of drinking varies significantly in different areas of the world. [4]
The Court of Master Sommeliers (CMS) is an educational organisation established in 1977 to encourage improved standards of beverage service by sommeliers, particularly in wine and food pairing. From the court's inception through 2018, a worldwide total of 274 people have earned its Master Sommelier diploma, the highest level. [3]
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust, often referred to as WSET, is a global organization which arranges courses and exams in the fields of wine, spirits, beer, and sake. WSET was founded in 1969, [ 1 ] is headquartered in London [ 2 ] and is generally regarded as one of the world's leading providers of drinks education.